DeepSeek, the Federal Spending Freeze, and America’s Innovation Crisis

Nvidia just lost $600 billion in value in a single day—the largest single-stock drop in history—and all because of a Chinese AI startup called DeepSeek. But this isn’t just about Nvidia or AI. It’s about how America is battling its own assumptions about innovation, efficiency, and progress. In this video, I'll talk about (1) how DeepSeek built a groundbreaking AI model for just $6 million (2) why U.S. tech companies like Meta and OpenAI are spending billions—and if that’s sustainable (3) the impact of federal funding freezes and policy decisions on America’s innovation pipeline (4) why the U.S. might be stuck in a “cold war” with itself over how progress should look and (5) what this means for the future of AI, talent allocation, and global competition. DeepSeek isn’t just disrupting the AI industry; it’s forcing us to ask some hard questions about how we measure success. 00:00 Intro 00:58 Our Broader Challenges 03:08 What Is DeepSeek? 05:00 How did they do it? 05:27 Innovation 08:40 The State of Tech 11:49 Financial Engineering 12:58 Talent 15:45 Final Thoughts EIG paper: https://eig.org/exceptional-by-design/ Videos Used https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD65YC_wQ5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Fla5hxMRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oarfOVg5anw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISXdF42QHTQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMyc3vhpLyI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyxNgtJsbFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb_ZJylekWo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe11mJ8mCHU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_tXcmEeGxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJQIQJYxey4 ReBoot Hd https://archive.org/details/Reboot-HD/Reboot+HD/ReBoot+-+Season+1+Episode+1+-+The+Tearing+(4K+Upscale)+(1080p_24fps_H264-128kbit_AAC).mp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uesu0-t7nPQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ek-VcMaEIU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSc3fWTs_xk Stock Market Trends https://archive.org/details/EconomyInCrisis-StockMarketTrends786-2 nvidia Year In Review (2003-2006) https://archive.org/details/nvidia_year_in_review/nvidia_2003.iso Question K; Stock Market; Reagan https://archive.org/details/WJZ-SQOFF-003-008 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfeL8uX_D-c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZEKy59yaKk Battle of the United States https://archive.org/details/201153_Battle_of_the_United_States Why Apple is Quietly Buying AI Companies https://archive.org/details/youtube-Uj9Jg4WldJg The Business of America https://archive.org/details/thebusinessofamerica Video by Luis Quintero: https://www.pexels.com/video/abstract-video-4990242/ Music Used 'Shadows and Dust' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Nightfall' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Incantation' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Shoulders Of Giants' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Uprising' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Anna's Theme' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Parasite' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Shoulders Of Giants' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au DISCLAIMER: This video does not provide investment or economic advice and is not professional advice (legal, accounting, tax). The owner of this content is not an investment advisor. Discussion of any securities, trading, or markets is incidental and solely for entertainment purposes. Nothing herein shall constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or an opinion on suitability. The information in this video is provided as of the date of its initial release. The owner of this video expressly disclaims all representations or warranties of accuracy. The owner of this video claims all intellectual property rights, including copyrights, of and related to, this video.